{"product_id":"friday-black-9781328911247","title":"Friday Black","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cem\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An unbelievable debut, one that announces a new and necessary American voice.\"--\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed debut collection from the author of \u003cem\u003eChain Gang All Stars\u003c\/em\u003e; a piercingly raw and, at times, heartbreakingly satirical look at what it's like to be young and Black in America.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the start of this extraordinary debut, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's writing will grab you, haunt you, enrage and invigorate you. By placing ordinary characters in extraordinary situations, Adjei-Brenyah reveals the violence, injustice, and painful absurdities that Black men and women contend with every day in this country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stories tackle urgent instances of racism and cultural unrest, and explore the many ways we fight for humanity in an unforgiving world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003eIn \"The Finkelstein Five,\" Adjei-Brenyah gives us an unforgettable reckoning of the brutal prejudice of our justice system.In \"Zimmer Land,\" we see a far-too-easy-to-believe imagining of racism as sport.\"Friday Black\" and \"How to Sell a Jacket as Told by Ice King\" show the horrors of consumerism and the toll it takes on us all.\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntirely fresh in its style and perspective, and sure to appeal to fans of Colson Whitehead, Marlon James, and George Saunders, Friday Black confronts readers with a complicated, insistent, wrenching chorus of emotions, the final note of which, remarkably, is hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH has an MFA from Syracuse University. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eGuernica, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrinter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es Row, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBreakwater Review, \u003c\/i\u003e where ZZ Packer awarded him the \u003ci\u003eBreakwater Review \u003c\/i\u003eFiction Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50592006766866,"sku":"9781328911247","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bc270917-09a5-4638-9ae3-20993c75cf98.jpg?v=1732096966","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/friday-black-9781328911247","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}